Blood mountain is the highest peak on the Georgia section of the Appalachian Trail. I trekked to the summit of Blood Mountain, located at the border of Chattahoochee National Forest and Blood Mountain Wilderness. The hike from Byron Reece along the Appalachian Trail to the peak spanned approximately 4.1 miles. I carried all my astro gear on this rugged terrain for nearly 3 hours, all for a magical evening under the stars. The moon was about to descend below the horizon around 11:00 pm, and the Milky way was blazing in the southeastern sky. And in that moment, I captured this image. The next morning, I woke up to see the lineup of six planets at the same place, which I submitted last week.
Multiple Exposure image. Portrait shot during blue hour. Sky stack of 20 images with exposure time 15s, f2.8 at ISO 6400.